10 MAY 15,2012
Smoke Signals
Dear Tribal members:
This is the last call for signing the Per Capita Payment Petition.
We have had a great response to our Per Capita Payment Petition and
have already met our initial goal of 200 signatures. As I write, we are now
exceeding our goal as we receive various numbers of signatures almost
on a daily basis. Five former Tribal Council members have signed our
petition.
If you would like to request that our per capita percentage be restored
to the percentage that was distributed from 1999-2010, please write to
me at rmarybayciaoI.com and I will e-mail you a petition.
If you do not have access to a computer andor a printer, cut out the
wording of the Per Capita Payment Petition shown in the April 1, 2012,
Smoke Signals, and fill in the designated spots. After you have completed
that step, send by regular mail to the name and address given at the bot
tom of the Per Capita Payment Petition wording.
Thank you to each Tribal member who has spoken on this matter.
My best to you all.
Rosemary Jameson
Roll 883
IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE
CONFEDERATED TRIBES
OF THE GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON
In the Matter of: CASE NO. C-1 2-04-00 1
PETITE, Kristi, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE:
Petitioner, NAME CHANGE
For
HALL,
Jesse Izayah, a Minor
On April 2, 2012, a petition was filed in this Court on behalf of
the minor child Jesse Izayah Hall. The Petitioner seeks an order
changing the name of the minor child to Izayah Jesse Hall.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED:
1. Hearing in this matter is set for May 30, 2012, at 1:30 p.m.
2. Any parent, guardian or relative of the first degree interested in
the matter shall appear for the hearing to show cause, if any there
be, why the Court should not enter an order granting the proposed
change of name.
3. Any parent, guardian or relative in the first degree may file a
written objection to the proposed name change with this Court prior
to the hearing date set out above.
4. Petitioner and the minor child shall appear at the hearing.
5. The Clerk of the Court shall cause a copy of this Order to be
published in Smoke Signals, the Tribal newspaper of the Confeder
ated Tribes of Grand Ronde, for two consecutive editions.
DATED THIS 20th DAY OF APRIL, 2012.
Suzanne Ojibway Townsend,
Chief Judge
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ones to the memorial in the year
ahead, said Tribal Elder Dakota
Whitecloud, chair of the Tribe's Vet
erans Special Events Board.
To Marine veteran, Tribal Elder
and Tribal Council member Steve
Bobb Sr., designer of the memorial,
the day marks, "A day of remem
brance for freedom.
"As our young people find that in
ner strength that tells them, 'I want
to serve, to stand and protect this
nation, to have the honor of wearing
a uniform of one of the fighting forc
es of the United States of America,
to join the ranks of the brave men
and women who will never run from
those who would bring harm and
destruction to our nation.'
"Even with the potential of being
emotionally and physically scarred
for the rest of their lives, of dealing
every day of their lives with things
they are asked to do, for having
to witness mankind at its worst
and maybe the giving of your own
life and the heartbreak that their
families will have to forever endure;
even at times feeling very alone,
homesick and fearful, there are still
those who step forward to take on
the challenge and responsibility of
protecting a nation.
"All of us who live our lives under
the umbrella of freedom need to be
reminded that freedom is a fragile
thing, so I absolutely believe that
we need to recognize their contribu
tions. They are the 'Protectors of
Freedom.' "
Veterans and veteran groups
from the area have been invited
and the Grand Ronde Color Guard
will post the colors.
The Tribe's Veterans Special
Events Board is hosting the event
again this year.
The program is expected to last
from 1 to 3 p.m.
Bernice June (Lang ley) Jensen
June 7, 1917 - May 9, 2012
Tribal Elder Bernice Jensen, 94, walked on May 9, 2012, at Dallas
Village Retirement in Dallas, Ore., where she had been residing since
February of this year.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at
the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery.
Bernice June Jensen was born on June 7, 1917, to James and Emma
(Zuker) Langley in Tillamook, Ore.
Bernice's growing up years were spent near Grand Ronde. Her
formal education ended just short of the eighth grade.
Bernice worked in St. Paul processing turkeys, in Portland for Ki
enow's Bohemian Bakery as a counter clerk and later as a nanny.
Bernice called Grand Ronde, St. Paul, Dayton and finally Portland
her home.
She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4 for 60
years and loved to garden, do crafts and dance.
She is survived by her son, Robert Nagel of Willamina; sisters, Pearl
Lyon and Ruby Bigoni; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were handled by Adamson's Sheridan Funeral
Home.
"
Photo by Michelle Alalmo
Tribal Elder Gene LaBonte, right Ken Rober, a member of Willamina
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 421 1, and DOA Pro Wrestling, based in
Portland, worked together to hold a professional wrestling f undraising
event at the VFW Hall in Willamina that took place on Saturday, April
21 . The $400 raised will be used to add two pillars to the West Valley
Veterans Memorial.
Veterans raise $400 (For
new memorial pillars
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Willamina VFW Post 4211 and DOA Pro Wrestling, based in
Portland, hosted a professional wrestling event and fundraiser for
the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Saturday, April 21, at the
VFW Hall in Willamina.
The Willamina Post has hosted DOA wrestling events monthly
since 2010, said Ken Rober, past-president of the post. On May 19,
he will become District 16 commander, supervising six posts in the
Willamette Valley. .
More than 100 attended the event that raised $400 for two new
black granite pillars needed to continue adding names of Army and
Navy veterans to the memorial. New names are added to the pillars
each Memorial Day.
"This was a great way of giving back to the veterans that gave
so much for our country," said Terry Farness, owner and promoter
for DOA Pro Wrestling.
It was a group effort, said Tribal Elder and Northwest Indian Veter
ans Association member Gene LaBonte, who also served as chairman
of the Governor's Task Force on Veterans Affairs in 2009-10.
"I made the suggestion," he said. "Ken took it up and took off with
it. Those guys really believe in the veterans and we want to give a
big thank you to the vets for all they've done for the U.S. It was a
very entertaining night. The crowds are fun to watch."
There is no date yet for the anticipated installation of the new
pillars, said Tribal Elder Dakota Whitecloud, chair of the Tribe's
Veterans Special Events Board, which is tasked with seeing the
project through. B